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Don’t miss out on Jay Svendsen and Don Elliot’s presentation at the 2015 ARA Convention and Expo taking place in Charlotte, NC from October 7th - October 10th. Learn the recycler’s responsibilities when they acquire a salvage vehicle with an open recall. How can you determine if there is an open recall on acquired inventory?

It’s been around since 1992, wasn’t publicly available until 2009, and didn’t garner a lot of attention until a few years ago, but the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) has been growing im popularity as a business tool within auto-related industries. As it nears its seventh anniversary of public availability, the NMVTIS databse contains over 1.

ADD has been working diligently to build and test its newly modernized Electronic Temporary Registration (ETR) platform. We would like to thank all of our testing dealers for their helpful feedback and assistance over the past few months as ADD’s technical staff has redesigned the ADDTag interface. Coupled with ADD’s DMV123, NMVTIS title check, ELT and newly updated Florida fee calculator the new ADDTag platform is extremely user friendly.

On October 22nd through the 25th, the FIADA will be hosting their 75th annual independent dealer convention in Orlando at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. Be sure to register online by October 16th! The theme this year is “The 1940’s” so don’t be a fuddy-duddy; join the guys and dolls at FIADA!

The Buy Here Pay Here (BHPH) Conference will be in Orlando, FL at the Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive on November 3-5, 2015. The Conference theme is “ More Success, Less Risk ”, and the Conference is designed for both new and experienced operators. This will be the 12th Annual East Coast Conference by NABD, which is the largest used car special interest group for BHPH operators in the U.

With ever-increasing competition for vehicles, smart recyclers are using tools to make better purchases, especially when trying to buy more expensive vehicles. Most management systems have tools to quickly identify which parts are needed and determine a purchase price, assuming key parts are in working/resellable order- but how can a buyer determine what parts are good?

You see the number 33 now when ADD talks about our growing DMV123 real-time access to state owner and lienholder records. ADD is proud of the fact that it offers access to more real-time states than any other company of its kind. But you might scratch your head and say “I don’t have 33 states in my drop-down box.

Jim Taylor accepted the Above and Beyond Award “in recognition in its extraordinary support and commitment to FADRA’s legislative efforts”, on behalf of ADD at the 2015 FADRA convention in Clearwater Beach, Florida. First established in 1976, the convention marked the 40th anniversary of the Florida Auto Dismantlers & Recyclers Association.

Recently, ADD was asked how we use the information we receive from towing customers on towed and impounded vehicles, owner and lienholder inquiries and notification letters. “Does ADD sell information on towed cars to lenders?” the user asked. “Why did a lienholder call about an impound that I hadn’t mailed letters on yet?

With August quickly approaching, the 2015 Annual Tow Expo International in San Antonio, Texas is just around the corner. The expo which takes place August 13th through the 15th, allows vendors from all over the world to show off their latest products and innovations. Auto Data Direct is no exception, and will be in full attendance to promote its many business tools custom built for today’s towing industry.